Maestro Yoshikazu Fukumura conducts the PPO’s 34th season ender with French-born pianist Monique Duphil as guest soloist. The distinguished chamber musician has performed in more than 50 countries throughout the five continents, partnered with many renowned artists, and made various recordings with major international labels.

The program for PPO’s 34th Season finale is an eclectic mix of modern masterpieces that includes George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F featuring Ms. Duphil. The energetic program also includes the fabulous Girl Crazy – Overture by Gershwin; the rhythmically complex El Salon Mexico by Aaron Copland; and two sophisticated and colorful pieces by Arturo Marques: Danzon No. 2 and El Conga del Fuego.

PROGRAMME:

George Gershwin

(arr. Don Rose) Girl Crazy – Overture

George Gershwin Piano Concerto in F

Aaron Copland El Salon Mexico

Arturo Marques Danzon No.2

Arturo Marques El Conga del Fuego

Monique Duphil, piano

Yoshikazu Fukumura, conductor

ABOUT THE SOLOIST:

Monique Duphil, piano

The French-born pianist, Monique Duphil, entered at the age of 10 the Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris and studied under Jean Doyen, Marquerite Long and Joseph Calvet. Having won a Premier Prix in piano at 15, she graduated the following year with a Grand Prix in Professional Chamber Music. She obtained her Artist Diploma from the Musikhochschule of Stuttgart, Germany. She made a Paris debut with orchestra at 15, performing Felix Mendelssohn's G minor Piano Concerto with the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire. This was followed by prizes in four international competitions, including the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, which launched Monique Duphil on a worldwide career.

In recognition of her spectacular debut in the USA with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Monique Duphil was honored to be re-engaged by Eugene Ormandy to appear with him four times in 1980 performing two concertos on each occasion. Invited to Berne by Charles Dutoit, she recorded Alberto Ginastera’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in live performance for the Swiss Radio. Yoel Levi chose her to premiere Roger Sessions' Piano Concerto with the Cleveland Orchestra.

As a distinguished chamber musician, Monique Duphil has partnered with many renowned artists, including, Michel Debost, Pierre Fournier, Karl Leister, Cho-Liang Lin, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Ruggiero Ricci, Henryk Szerying, the Musikverein Quartet, the Salzburg Mozarteum Trio, and the Vienna, St Petersburg, Haydn, Chester and American string quartets. She is a member of the Amici and Villa-Lobos trios.

Monique Duphil has recorded for Polydor, Telefunken (Japan), Marco Polo, Naxos and Eclectra (Canada) labels. Her upcoming performances include engagements in Eastern Europe, Japan, South America, and tours with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and orchestras of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Monique Duphil was on the faculty of the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts before her appointment to the faculty at the renowned Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in Ohio, USA in 1992.

TICKET INFORMATION:

[OC] Orchestra Center 1,500

[OS] Orchestra Side 1,200

[EOS] Extreme Orchestra Side 800

[BIC] Balcony I Center 500

[U. Box] Upper Box (6 tickets) 3,000

[L. Box] Lower Box (6 tickets) 7,200

[P. Box] Parterre Box (6 tickets) 9,000

DISCOUNTS:

20% Discount for Senior Citizens, PWD, Government and Military Personnel

50% Discount for Students

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